Marunović Grand Prix "Winners' Parade 2023" in Mongolia

Montenegrin actor, champion of the Montenegrin National Theater Slobodan Marunović, won the Grand Prix award at the International Monodrama Festival "The parade of winners 2023" in Mongolia.
Marunović, who closed the seventh international festival in Ulaanbaatar with the performance of the monodrama "Confession of Krsta Zrnov", besides the main prize of the festival, also earned the sincere admiration of the audience. "Slobodan Marunović, your passion and incredible talent have inspired many young people who want to act. Thank you for participating in our festival in challenging circumstances. We love you", it is written on the official Facebook page of the International Monodrama Festival "The parade of winners".
The jury that awarded Marunović the Grand Prix of the festival consisted of Nina Mazur, theater critic and vice-president of the International Monodrama Forum ITI, Mentor Zimberaj from the International Theater Institute from Kosovo and *** Cogtu, general director of the Youth Theater in Darhan.
In addition to "Confession of the Cross of Zrnov", 12 other plays from Israel, Spain, Mongolia, Estonia, the Republic of Yakutia, Mexico and Montenegro were performed at the seventh International Monodrama Festival "The parade of winners 2023". The monodrama "Confession of the Cross of Zrnov" premiered 1996 in the Bar Chronicle. Based on the text by Momir Marković, the play was directed by Blagota Eraković. The role of Krsto Popović is played by the champion of the Montenegrin National Theater, Slobodan Marunović. The career of Slobodan Marunović was marked by characters from national history.
Recently, for the role of Njegoš in the monodrama "Potonja ura Njegoševa", he received the Best Europe Actor award at the "Glumac Evrope" festival in Prespa (North Macedonia), and this year he also received the award for acting bravura at the "Purgatorie" festival, in the play " Deceased" by Branislav Nušić, directed by Egon Savin.
Slobodan Marunović will continue his Asian tour with a trip to Seoul (South Korea), where he will participate in the traditional international poetry festival.
This presentation of the Montenegrin state and its cultural identity will consist of several segments. On October 7, Marunović will perform Slobodan Tomović's iconic monodrama "Potonja ura Njegoševa" directed by Blagota Eraković in Seoul.
In the following, a poetic and theatrical performance is planned in which the most important Montenegrin poets will speak, and the mission of presenting our country will end with a conversation with the audience on the topic of the millennial state, cultural and historical continuity of Montenegro.
M.J.